Been emailing with Ken Ratcliff; he currently has his Silverangel Econo A's for $1350 but said he may raise the price… sure wish I had the funds now!
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Been emailing with Ken Ratcliff; he currently has his Silverangel Econo A's for $1350 but said he may raise the price… sure wish I had the funds now!
I'll be curious to see how you like the Eastman oval. I am a long time guitar player who took up mandolin about a year ago. I really wanted a vintage Gibson oval and found a super sweet one in a shop that was everything I wanted in a mando vibe and tone wise but out of my price range. I used that as a yardstick and tried out a bunch of different mandos comparing sound/vibe. I ended up with an Eastman 504. It was the closest for me and I've been quite satisfied. I still want a vintage Gibson and will probably snag one someday. Keep us posted.
This Eastman MD504 just popped up on the classifieds for $500
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/118283#118283
Oh, NFI here, but if I was in the market, in the OP's price range, I'd be all over this one - Weber Bridger for $1350:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/118332#118332
Here is a link to a previous thread . . . .
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...entucky-KM-272
Thanks guys, these are all great looking instruments, but I’m nowhere near able to buy right now. I have about 1/10 of the money right now, Lol!
I was hoping to take a long lunch one day this week and go check out an Eastman but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen until possibly after Christmas at the earliest. I’d love to try for something even nicer... we’ll see how it goes. I’m not sure how patient I can be setting money aside though :mandosmiley:
By the way, Ken Ratcliff told me that the current price for his Silverangel Econo’s is $1350, but he will be raising them to $1750 after some time... he didn’t say when that would be however..
My Silverangel is an f hole, but with it's redwood top and X bracing, it has a toe in the oval hole world. An oval hole SA would sound wonderful I'm sure.
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/118411#118411
Just saw this today (nfi).
Happy hunting :)
Oh, nice price on a Weber Gallatin oval A here, NFI on my part:
https://reverb.com/item/7538991-webe...lin-dark-brown
I would look up Pomeroy. His oval holes look very fine. He has one for sale for 1800 on his site.
http://pomeroyinstruments.com/pomeroy-mandolin-a2-240/
Wow... wish I had the funds for that Weber